Visitors always give us an opportunity to see Newport through someone else’s eyes. Imagine the fun when those eyes belong to Iris Apfel (and special access is afforded). Saturday presented… Read More
Newport in the summer enjoys a gracious plenty of captivating visitors — last week it was designer and gardener Bunny Williams at the Newport Flower Show; this week it is celebrated… Read More
The summer “season” has started in Newport. Its progress is gracefully slow, presenting a good occasion to capture its players early, at home, at play, enjoying their leisure… Nick Mele’s… Read More
When I first discovered St. Columba’s Episcopal Church about twenty-five years ago, an English rector had just arrived from across the pond. He and his wonderfully talented wife (who initiated… Read More
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday on April 21st, a prelude to what is always one of the busiest seasons in the British Royal calendar. One can assume that… Read More
When a good friend, who has an adventure and travel streak in her, announces that she’s going to Jaipur, India for a wedding there’s only one thing to say…take pictures!… Read More
One soon learns, and then takes for granted, that Newport is seemingly at the epicenter, in an understated way, of many newsworthy events. Case in point…Tuesday night, in a filled-to-capacity gilded… Read More
What better way to spend a cold February day than curled up before the fire with a new, exceptional coffee table book on gardens – “Outstanding American Gardens: A Celebration-… Read More
A few days in Dallas is a wonderful shot in the arm, especially come the end of January….and especially with 75° weather! Having already enjoyed some celebratory book events for Living… Read More
The Costume exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum in New York are world-renowned–and justifiably so–for presenting designs of those who adhere to their own principles of individuality and style. Fortuitously, the… Read More